MZ007
Zambezi River Delta


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus VU resident - 70 breeding pairs A1, A4i
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus VU non-breeding - 2,000 individuals A1, A4i
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus LC non-breeding - 1,000 individuals A4i
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus NT resident 1999 present A1, A3
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons LC resident 1999 present A3
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum LC resident 1999 present A3
East Coast Batis Batis soror LC resident 1999 present A3
Lowland Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis LC resident 1999 present A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca LC resident 1999 present A3
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi NT resident 1999 present A1, A3
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii LC resident 1999 present A3
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor LC resident 1999 present A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1998).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zambezi Delta Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 3,171,172 protected area contains site 0
Nhapacué Forest Reserve 17,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Marromeu Game Reserve 150,000 protected area contained by site 0
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve 1,600 protected area overlaps with site 0
Coutada Oficial No. 14 Hunting Reserve 135,300 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Coutada Oficial No. 11 Hunting Reserve 192,800 protected area contained by site 0
Coutada Oficial No. 10 Hunting Reserve 200,800 protected area contained by site 0
Coutada Oficial N0. 12 Hunting Reserve 296,300 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland -
Grassland -
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zambezi River Delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zambezi-river-delta-iba-mozambique on 25/09/2023.